Steam cooking apparatus for canned food



Jan. 9, 1923 ILA H332; H. W. KOCH. STEAM COOKING APPARATUS FOR CANNED FOOD.

' FILED NOV. 10. 1920. 2 SHEETSSHE;'ET 1.

Jan. 9, 1923.,

H. W. KOCH. STEAM COOKING APPARATUS FOR CANNED F000.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FILED NOV-10.1920

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STEALTH CODliiIll'lZ-r APEPARAT'UE CANNED FOOD.

llpplication filed November 10, 19%. Serial Ito. iaaow.

To 07! whom it may concern:

it known that l, H; W. liiju n, a CllJlZGll oil thc United bit-ates, residing: at Us n'ipbellsport. in the county of lf-ond du liar and State (it Wisconsin,"have invented ce?- tain new: and useful lilteain Cooking;

Apparatus for Canned Foods; and I do hereby declare the followskilled in the art to tities, retaining them inspaced relationdur inp; the cooking; operation, the cans being; discharged automatically, or by gravity from a; series or? retainers, orsupporting devices upon the completion of the operation; A further object is to provide a casing or retort fitted with steam inlet and outlet connections and means for rendering the casing," steam tight -together with a series of: can retaining devices, or raclrs, so an ranged that the cans will be distributed in a plurality of series within. the casing, as they enter the latter, and upon the completion of the operation, will be automatically discharged, the cans of the respective series feeding towards thedischarge opening, by gravity.

A still further object is to provide in con V nection with casing mounted on an incline, a series oil racks within the casing, the racks including; guiding elements for the cans, whereby the latter are retained in regular order, and in a plurality of series in parallel relation, the racks also being in clined, and the lowerends thereof being adacent to the discharge opening, permitting the cans to pass out by gravity, the cans of the various series floodingtoward a single opening.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement oi elements hereinafter described and claimed. l

lln the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a view oi: the casing or retort, in perspective, the steam-tight doors being closed,

Figure 2 1s a wow in vertical longitudinal sect1on,

lm 'u'oveineuts in a of the cans to the various cans are rolled into the apparatus Figure $13 is a view in vertical transverse ion, and

r igure lis ii llni 7'.

nunlilied (term oil The main casin preferably rectang e" open at. each end. he ca-si in an inclined position, in 0 cans may be distributed within the sing, filling the device,by ty, and also may be discharged by gra l. y at the close of the operation. y i l The open ends are closed respecti" doors ll and 12., each mounted hinges il -l. lhc doors hare steam nection with the casing, suitn ile devices tor the purpose being employed. In the drawings the doors. aio shown as being provided. with ay ilurality o l pairs of cars 1196, permitting the pins 1.? pivotally mounted in lugs 18 on the frame, to swing); into the space between the ears. The pins are threaded and are engaged by nuts 20 having operating wings 2]..

steam or water inlet connection is shown at 23 and a steam or water outlet connection at 9%, while 25 indicates a steanii gage, and 26 a temperature indicating; device.

Within the casing or steam chest 10 it provide a series of inclined racks or trays 30, which may as shown in Figures 2 and 3 consist of angle bars 31. or which may as shown in Figure 4.- consist plates ll. having;

dividers 31" secured thereto, providing guideways or tracks, for receiving the cans,

guiding them as they pass into the steam chest, retaining them. during the cooking operation and guiding the movement of the cans in the discharge operation, The an gle elements are spaced apart according to the size of cans to be handled in a particular apparatus. ll. space 3 is provided at the entrance end, permitting of the distribution trays, and a space 34 is provided at the discharge end, the lower discharge opening being; shown at 35 l Vhile sizes and proportions are immaterial, so far as the present s giecification is concerned, it may be stated that the trays will receive eight cans, placed approximately end to end across the steam chest or casing, and t-hatten trays or series of parallel. tracks will be provided one above the other. At the beginning oi. the operation, the and are automatically distributed on the racks, the

samewidth as said first chi ne,

Changes, alterations or additions may be made within the scope of the appended claims. i

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is v 1. An apparatus ot' the class described having aplurality of runways one above the ther; "supply runway of substantially the same width as said first mentioned runways, and all of said first mentioned runways communicating with said supply runway so that articles may travel by gravity through the supply runway to the first mentioned runways,

2; An apparatus or" the class described having a plurality of runways one above the other, a supply runway disposed at; an angle to said runways and of substantially the same width as said first mentioned run- Ways; and allloft said first mentioned runwayscominunicating with the supply runway and being inclined relatively thereto so that articles may travel by gravity through the supply runway t0 the first mentioned runways. I

3. An apparatus of the class described having a plurality of runways one above the other, a supply. runway of substantially the mentioned runways,

all of said first mentioned runways comn'iu nicating with said supply runway so that articles may travel by gravity through the supply runway to the first mentioned runways, and a deflected portion at the junction of the lowermost of the first mentioned runways with the supply runway to facilitate the supply of material to the first mentioned runways.

4. An apparatus of the class described having tracks providing relatively close ruuways one above the other a supply runway disposed at an angle to said tracks and 01 substantially the same width as said first mentioned runways all of said first mentioned runways communicating with said supply runway and being inclined relatively thereto, the lowermost track extending into the supply runway and-having a deflected portion therein, an outlet runway common to all of said first mentioned runways and the lowermost track extending beyond the first JDQi'ltlODtfl runways and into the outlet runway at the base thereof whereby articles may travel by gravity through the sup ily run way to the first mentioned runways and fron'rthe latter by gravity through the out let runway.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenoeof two witnesses.

HARRY W. KOCH. lvitnessesz EMIL A. BARTELT,

V ALBERT S. SCHWANDT. 

